The Good Practice Database presents various examples of good practices worldwide which demonstrate how climate policies and actions are being effectively designed and implemented across a range of national contexts. This analysis is a joint initiative of the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement, the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme and the NDC Support Cluster.
Finding Common Cause in Climate Smart Cocoa through the ‘Enhancing Natural Forest and Agro-Forest Landscape Project (ENFALP)’ In Ghana
Ghana,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Enhancing Natural Forest and Agro-Forest Landscape Project (ENFALP) aims to improve forest and tree management practices among key forest stakeholders to reduce forest loss and degradation in selected landscapes in Ghana’s high forest …
Gobernanza climática en el Gran Chaco Americano: desarrollo de capacidades y exploración participativa de escenarios futuros
Argentina,
Paraguay,
Bolivia, Plurinational State of,
Latin America and Caribbean
La región del Gran Chaco está fuertemente sometida a los riesgos climáticos por lo que el proyecto se propuso sensibilizar a actores sociales y productivos, así como fortalecer las capacidades de los diferentes equipos. Por la permanencia y …
Importancia del conocimiento indígena en la evaluación de la vulnerabilidad y definición de acciones climáticas locales en Bolivia
Bolivia, Plurinational State of,
Latin America and Caribbean
Las comunidades del territorio indígena Tacana II enfrentan diferentes retos derivados del cambio climático, que han puesto en peligro los medios de vida de sus habitantes. Para hacer frente a estos retos y disminuir los riesgos, se …
Impulso al primer corredor biológico binacional Honduras y Guatemala: convergencia de naturaleza y desarrollo comunitario
Honduras,
Guatemala,
Latin America and Caribbean
El área entre Izabal, Guatemala, y Cortés, Honduras, se ha visto amenazada por la extracción ilegal de especies, la deforestación e ingobernabilidad. Desde el 2019 se ha enfatizado el esfuerzo para integrar el grupo gestor del Corredor …
Near Zero Waste in Turkey: Moving Toward a Circular Economy by Monetizing Waste
Türkiye (previously Turkey),
Europe and Central Asia
To encourage circular economy practices in Turkish industry that would minimize industrial waste, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) launched the Near Zero Waste (NØW) program in 2015 with three interlinked …
Reforestación y venta de bonos de carbono en el mercado voluntario para contribuir a las NDC de El Salvador
El Salvador,
Latin America and Caribbean
Dado que la deforestación es una de las principales causas del cambio climático por su contribución a la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero y en el Salavador la tasa de pédida anual de cobertura forestal es de 4,5%, esta solución aborda …
From Carbon to Competition: Cambodia’s Transition to a Clean Energy Development Pathway
Cambodia,
South Asia
This case study takes a deep dive into Cambodia’s multidimensional energy sector transition, a joint effort by the government of Cambodia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to reformulate how the nation approaches power generation: from …
Seeding a climate resilient future: creating markets for irrigation technologies in Niger
Niger,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Niger Irrigation Project (NIP) was one of four projects identified in Niger’s Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) funded by the CIF’s Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). The purpose of the NIP was to test new small …
Building a Sustainable Macauba-based Silvopastoral System and Value Chain in Brazil
Brazil,
Latin America and Caribbean
This case study examines a project to develop a macauba-based silvopastoral system and value chain in Brazil. The project was funded in part by the Climate Investment Funds’ (CIF) Forest Investment Program (FIP) through the Multilateral …
Indigenous knowledge reveals history of fire-prone California forest
United States ,
North America
A collaboration between scientists and Native American tribes finds tree density in parts of the Klamath Mountains is at a record high, and at risk of serious wildfires. Indigenous oral accounts have helped scientists to reconstruct a 3,000 …